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冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ ， fēi yī rì zhī hán
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three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
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冰凍三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ ， fēi yī rì zhī hán
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three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
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前三甲
qián sān jiǎ
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top three
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勾三搭四
gōu sān dā sì
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to make hanky-panky;
to seduce women
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十三张
shí sān zhāng
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Chinese poker
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十三張
shí sān zhāng
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Chinese poker
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十三经
shí sān jīng
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the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]
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十三經
shí sān jīng
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the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]
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十三點
shí sān diǎn
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half-witted;
nitwit
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南三角座
nán sān jiǎo zuò
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Triangulum Australe (constellation)
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吴三桂
wú sān guì
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Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
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吳三桂
wú sān guì
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Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
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周三径一
zhōu sān jìng yī
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circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius
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周三徑一
zhōu sān jìng yī
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circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius
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唐三藏
táng sān zàng
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Tripitaka (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645;
same as 玄奘
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唐诗三百首
táng shī sān bǎi shǒu
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Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅
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唐詩三百首
táng shī sān bǎi shǒu
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Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅
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地三鲜
dì sān xiān
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dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
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地三鮮
dì sān xiān
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dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
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垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ
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to drool (over) (idiom);
to yearn for;
to covet;
to crave
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增三和弦
zēng sān hé xián
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augmented triad (musical chord)
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大三
dà sān
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third-year university student
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大三和弦
dà sān hé xián
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major triad do-mi-so
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大三度
dà sān dù
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major third (musical interval)
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大小三度
dà xiǎo sān dù
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major and minor third (musical interval)
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